Merlins Rest Pub

05/25/2026

CAOL ILA. 🌊
Pronounced cull-EE-la — Gaelic for “Sound of Islay,” which is also the stretch of water it stares at all day. The distillery has the best view on the island and the whisky has the manners to match: smoky, yes, but polite about it. The peat tips its cap on the way out.
If Lagavulin is the friend who arrives loud, Caol Ila is the one who arrives early, brings a good bottle of wine, and listens.
“There is no bad whisky. There are only some whiskies that aren’t as good as others.” — Raymond Chandler
Open today 11:30 am - close. 25% off drams and full measures of Caol Ila.

05/24/2026

Happy Bruichladdich Day, Feis followers, every expression we carry is 25% dare you partake in an Opulent Octomore?
1, what Loch does Bruichladdich sit on
2, what Bruichladdich expression was created by Jim McEwan from casks of whisky that were maturing in the warehouses before the 2001 reopening.
3, what is the nickname given to their Lomond still (original)

05/24/2026

Day 2 of the Feis Ile
Guess what distillery we are celebrating
Bruichladdich

05/23/2026

Fies Ile 2026 Lagavulin Distillery day
As you know the Feis is in full swing on Islay and as you also know Merlins Rest Loves the Feis Ile, so much so we are celebrating this great festival by continuing the festivities in Minneapolis, as we said today is all about Lagavulin.
1, who (ghost) is said to appear on stormy nights in the still house?
2, what was the name of the distillery built within the grounds of Lagavulin after a dispute with another local distillery
3, how many hours does Lagavulin take for the 1st distillation, and how many hours for the 2nd distillation
Lagavulin

05/23/2026

05/22/2026

Every May, twelve thousand whisky obsessives descend on a Scottish island the size of a postage stamp to drink themselves into a peaty stupor. It’s called Fèis Ìle — the Islay Festival of Music and Malt — and it is, frankly, our kind of nonsense.
You’re not flying to Islay. Fair enough. We’ve brought Islay to Lake Street.
May 23rd – May 30th. A different single malt every day. 25% off drams and full measures.
🥃 Sat 23rd — LAGAVULIN
🥃 Sun 24th — BRUICHLADDICH
🥃 Mon 25th — CAOL ILA (yes, we’re open Memorial Day)
🥃 Tue 26th — LAPHROAIG
🥃 Wed 27th — BOWMORE
🥃 Thu 28th — KILCHOMAN
🥃 Fri 29th — BUNNAHABHAIN & JURA (double trouble)
🥃 Sat 30th — ARDBEG
No passport. No ferry. No questionable hostel in Bowmore. Just us, you, and eight reasons to come in this week.
Sláinte. ⚔️
📍 Merlins Rest, Lake Street
📞 612-216-2419
🌐 merlinsrest.com

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